ADSM on VM
1997-10-12 07:04:32
>>>hmmmm... time for an electronic show of hands! How many listers are
>>>using ADSM on VM (be it version 1 or version 2)? Will not having V3
>>>force your company/institution rethink ADSM as your backup
>>>solution?
>>
>
>South Dakota State University is running ADSM Version 2 on VM 2.2.0.
>We recently used ADSM VM as part of our justification to upgrade our
>processor to a Multiprise 2000. Currently we are trying to get
>approval for RAMAC and Magstar technology. Again we are using
>ADSM VM as justification. Without ADSM VM we probably
>will not move to RAMAC and Magstar. Although we have OS/390
>running as a guest under VM, we have no intention of moving ADSM
>to it. Our Netware people have been waiting for improvements
>in performance on Version 3. Without a version 3 VM server
>we will be forced to move our Netware backups to non IBM software and
>hardware.
>
We have ADSM version 1 under VM/ESA 1.2.1 and ADSM version 2 under
VM/ESA 2.1.0. We need ADSM version 3 available to VM/ESA so that we
can offer services which match non IBM software and hardware - otherwise
our customers will find a different solution.
Cecelia Dusha
US Army Systems Programmer
dusha AT pentagon-hqdadss.army DOT mil
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